{"id":97648,"date":"2026-06-01T10:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/?p=97648"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:17:33","slug":"this-mountain-resort-has-found-the-recipe-for-filling-its-ski-lifts-in-the-middle-of-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/cette-station-de-montagne-a-trouve-la-recette-pour-remplir-ses-remontees-mecaniques-en-plein-ete\/","title":{"rendered":"This ski resort has found the recipe to fill its ski lifts\u2026 in the middle of summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Long associated with winter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lessaisies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Les Saisies<\/a> are now turning to cycling to strengthen their summer season. With a growing bike park, cross-country routes, gravel biking, e-MTB, and increased lift usage, the Beaufortain resort confirms that summer has become a real economic driver.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Les Saisies, summer no longer just occupies the in-between seasons. It now has a significant impact on the accounts. In 2010, summer represented around 50,000 euros in turnover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the figure exceeds one million. The same trend is evident in the ski lift sector, where summer visitor numbers have risen by 31% over the past five years to reach 190,000 pedestrians and mountain bikers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKzjVNooxoH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKzjVNooxoH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKzjVNooxoH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Les Saisies (@les_saisies)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mountain biking accounts for a large proportion of this growth. Last year, the ski lifts recorded nearly 116,000 mountain bike rides, representing 62% of the total number of rides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A bike park for various audiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The season will kick off with the Saisies Bike Festival on 20 and 21 June. The event will mark the resort's summer opening, before the bike park opening on 13 and 14 June, and then continuously from 20 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/its-going-to-be-a-hit-this-summer-whats-this-new-space-ride-thats-arriving-at-the-gates-of-the-sun\/\"><strong> <\/strong>It's going to be a hit this summer: what's this new \u00abspace walk\u00bb that's arriving in the Portes du Soleil?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the ground, the offering has expanded. The bike park boasts 16 downhill trails, 175 km of cross-country routes, six enduro circuits, two e-MTB routes, three gravel routes, three ski lifts, and two pump tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike the sometimes very committed image of downhill mountain biking, Les Saisies aims to appeal on multiple levels. Geoffrey Souchet, the bike park manager, reminds us that\u2019<em>\u00abAs long as you know how to ride on a cycle path, you can come to the BikePark des Saisies.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most accessible tracks, such as Pikachu or Shrek, do not target the same practitioners as Tabasco or Dr\u00e9 dans l\u2019pentu, intended for a more experienced audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A rising demand for supervision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This diversification is also reflected in the activities on offer. Beginners, families and experienced skiers are no longer looking for the same thing. The MCF ski school in Les Saisies has seen a rise in demand for lessons, from 5 to 8 % sessions per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/this-hidden-natural-swimming-spot-in-the-chartreuse-could-become-the-star-spot-of-the-summer\/\">This hidden natural swimming spot in Chartreuse could become the star attraction of the summer.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J\u00e9r\u00f4me Casgrande, a mountain bike instructor in Les Saisies for fifteen years, has also seen the profiles evolve. According to him, <em>\u00abThe demand for guidance and learning is diversifying in age and level.\u00bb <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Marjus Moniteur Watbike, another mountain biking school, he has been offering two- or three-day micro-adventures on two wheels for several summers, to discover the Beaufortain region by classic or electric mountain bike.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtemps associ\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019hiver, Les Saisies misent d\u00e9sormais sur le v\u00e9lo pour muscler leur saison estivale. Avec un bike park en progression, des itin\u00e9raires cross-country, du gravel, du VTTAE et une fr\u00e9quentation des remont\u00e9es en hausse, la station du Beaufortain confirme que l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 est devenu un vrai levier \u00e9conomique. 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